get cold feet
US /ɡɛt koʊld fiːt/
UK /ɡɛt koʊld fiːt/
1.
退缩, 临阵退缩
to suddenly become too frightened to do something you had planned to do
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He was going to ask her to marry him, but he got cold feet at the last minute.
他本来要向她求婚，但最后一刻退缩了。
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I was going to try bungee jumping, but I got cold feet when I saw the height.
我本来要去尝试蹦极，但看到高度后退缩了。